Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-23
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Women are admitted as students to
the Paris medical schools and are MAX
ing desperate effort to get into the
law schools,
The Presbyterian Church in Zaca-
tecas is the largest evangelical church
in the Republic of Mexico. 1t has over
nine hundred members.
There are about $1,000 teachers
teaching in the public schools of New
York State. Of these, about $4,000 are
licensed by county commissioners.
About 800 hold State licenses. The
other 1,20O are normal graduates.
N. Y. Tribune.
Rev. DR.. Howard Crosby cele-
brated his sixty-frst birthday recently
by preaching powerful sermon on
home missions, which swelled the coll
lection to several times the usual size.
The doctor has been pastor of the
Fourth Avenue Presbyterian Church,
New York, twenty-four years.
In 1884 the Roman Catholics had
in the diocese of Detroit one Bishop,
thirty priests, and 10000 of Catholic
population. In 1885, IN the territory
comprising the Diocese of Detroit in
1888, there were two Archbishops,
nine Bishops, 920 priests, and a Cath
olic population of 8O2.0O0.-Detroit
Tribune.
"A Methodist layman of Toronto,
Can, has offered prize of $3.50 for the
best essay on Systematic Giving, -
what it implies when considered in re-
lation to our obligations to God and the
light of the nineteenth century. The
essay must not exceed 800 pages of 250
words each. All manuscript must be
sent to Rev. DR.. Withrow. editor of the
Methodtst Nagaaiaae, by Oct. 1, 1887.
"A Society for the Promotion of the
Higher Education of Women has been
founded in Japan, under the president
ship of the Prime Minister, and with
the support of various influential for
eign and japanese gentlemen. Be
sides regular courses of instruction
which will be provided, special courses
or afternoon lectures will be delivered
by the professors of the university.
The whole institution will be under the
control of a foreign lady principal,
assisted by two or more foreign lady
teachers.
Rev. Jonathan Crossett, who for
seventeen years has been a missionary
in China, says that one section OF
China is still untouched by the mis-
sionaries- the Mongols living TO the
north and west. The Mongols go down
to Lassa in Tibet as to a Mecca, and
evidence can be found among them OF
the teachings of the early Christians.
They are the most tenacious as to their
religion of any people whom he had
ever met Their deity is called Bor-
han, or light" and their belief
Lamaism-is founded upon tenets held
by all Christians. They observe one
day in every seven, and although they
worship idols, they have ten command
ments similar to the Biblical command
ments, and their system of morals is
very high.
Inc Haunted Gulch' is a weird,
lonely spot in Arapahoe County, Col.
In among the sand hills the creek
winds. At this point the hills are very
steep and high. Heavy powders and
thick growth of cottonwoods and box
elders in places line the banks of the
stream. It is famous the country over,
and is known to be retreat for pan
theirs and lions. Men who recently visit
ed the place found tracks of big ami
mails in the snow, and scattered all
around were the picked bones of q
human Chicago Herald.